I have to give the AP credit for making this story as straightforward as it is, even if you can see the writer laughing his butt off if you read between the lines. Pat Robertson has predicted a major terrorist attack on the U.S. in late 2007.

The best paragraphs come at the end:

“Predicting events for the coming year is an annual tradition for Robertson.

“He predicted in January 2004 that President George W. Bush would easily win re-election. Bush won 51 percent of the vote that fall, beating Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts.

“In 2005, Robertson predicted that Bush would have victory after victory in his second term. He said Social Security reform proposals would be approved and Bush would nominate conservative judges to federal courts.

“Lawmakers confirmed Bush’s 2005 nominations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. But the president’s Social Security initiative was stalled by widespread opposition.

“‘I have a relatively good track record,’ he said. ‘Sometimes I miss.’

“In May, Robertson said God told him that storms and possibly a tsunami were to crash into America’s coastline in 2006. Even though the U.S. was not hit with a tsunami, Robertson on Tuesday cited last spring’s heavy rains and flooding in New England as partly fulfilling the prediction.”

Hmm…”I have a relatively good track record”? Doesn’t he mean God has a relatively good track record? And how can God miss? Maybe it’s the Wisconsin boy in me, but the whole thing smacks of Reggie White.

Meanwhile, my current job expires September 1. I’ll keep the terrorist threat in mind when I decide whether to stay in D.C.

Robert VerBruggen blogs at http://www.therationale.com and http://robertsrationale.blogspot.com.